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Franchise Benefits: Healthy Profit Margins

Growth in revenue is only one part of the goal when you start your lawn care business; it’s one of the many franchise benefits you enjoy. Spring-Green will construct a lawn care/outdoor pest control business plan that focuses on both top line revenue growth and bottom line profitability.  We understand the need to maintain healthy margins for your lawn care business, managing material cost and direct labor.

A few contributing factors

  • Low overhead – No concern of high rent associated with a brick and mortar franchise
  • Established national pricing programs with key distributors
  • Skilled labor force, one employee per truck
  • Equipment that regulates material usage and allows for the treatment of the needed areas only
  • Industry-leading business software for scheduling, routing and invoicing
  • High customer renewal
  • A strong incentive for prepaying for your service which fuels the needed cash flow
  • Industry-leading business and marketing intelligence

Top Line

$507,632 Average 2015 Gross Sales for Businesses Operating for 2 Full Calendar Years or More
$397,113 Average 2015 Gross Sales for Businesses Operating for 2 Full Calendar Years or More in a Single Territory
$690,414 Average 2015 Gross Sales for Businesses Operating for 2 Full Calendar Years or More in Multiple Territories
$396 Average 2015 Revenue Per Customer for Businesses Operating for 2 Full Calendar Years or More
$142,385 Average 2015 Gross Sales per Full-Time Production Vehicle

Bottom Line

Material Costs 15.10%
Direct Labor 15.92%
Cost of Sales 31.02%
Gross Profit Margin 68.98%

*Statistics are from the Spring-Green Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) dated March 25, 2016. For more information, see Item 19 of the FDD. This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. It is for informational purposes only. Currently, the following states regulate the offer and sale of franchises: CA, HI, IL, IN, MD, MI, MN, NY, SD, ND, OR, RI, VA, WA and WI. If you are a resident of one of these states, we will not offer you a franchise unless and until we have complied with applicable pre-sale registration and disclosure requirements in your jurisdiction.